Typhoon Dolphin 2015

Typhoon Dolphin from the International Space Station, courtesy of Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti.

05/17/15 1:00 PM

Good afternoon, Marianas! Here is the latest update for CUC’s Power and Water restoration efforts following Typhoon Dolphin.

As of 1pm, all feeders are providing power to customers across Saipan. Crews are working their way to the isolated pockets of outages.

All feeders on Tinian are back online as crews work to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

Water across Saipan has been restored; however, additional time is required for the newly energized pumps to supply water to the reservoirs to provide the pressure customers are accustomed to receiving.

CUC sent a team from Saipan to Rota to assist with power and water restoration efforts on the island hardest hit by Typhoon Dolphin.

Feeder 1 remains down; however, some customers routinely served by Feeder 1 are now receiving power from Feeder 3, which is also partially energized.

A portion of customers in Sinapalo I are receiving power from Feeder 2, but customers living in Sinapalo II & III and the Chenchon area remain without power.

Line crews have prioritized repair work in District 3 at Songsong village, Sinapalo II & III, and Chenchon area.

The water situation in Rota is far better as the vast majority of CUC customers are receiving water.

05/16/15 7:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 7pm power and water has been restored to all but 60 of our valued customers in Saipan and Tinian. All feeders are online and crews are addressing connections on our lateral lines.

Work crews will continue restoration efforts until 12am, at which time they will be called in for a mandatory rest period. This will be the second day of 18-hour work shifts for our linemen.

When they will resume restoration efforts at first light Sunday morning, our crews will be without four members of their team who will travel to Rota to assist with the devastation left in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake.

Water service to customers in Chalan Laulau and South Garapan will be limited due to numerous out of service wells but full restoration is expected by tomorrow. Water service to San Vicente remains limited while power crews work to energize wells in Kagman.

ROTA
CUC personnel from Saipan will assist with the restoration efforts in Rota tomorrow. With island-wide outages, the workload will be great but our team will work until power and water is fully restored to the island.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

We will continue to post updates here when information becomes available. For more information, call our Typhoon Dolphin outage line 236-4333 or our 24-hour Call Center at 664-4CUC (4282).

05/16/15 3:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 3pm power and water have been restored to most of Saipan and Tinian. All feeders are online and crews are addressing connections on our lateral lines.

Water service to customers in Chalan Laulau and South Garapan will be limited due to numerous out of service wells but full restoration is expected by tomorrow.

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ROTA
CUC personnel from Saipan are preparing to assist with the restoration efforts in Rota tomorrow. With island-wide outages, the workload will be great but our team will work until power and water is fully restored to the island.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

We will continue to post updates here when information becomes available. For more information, call our Typhoon Dolphin outage line 236-4333 or our 24-hour Call Center at 664-4CUC (4282).

05/16/15 2:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 2pm power and water restoration efforts continue across the Marianas. All feeders are online.

We are working to deliver power to the wells in Chalan Kanoa, Susupe, San Antonio and Dandan, Gualo Rai and San Vicente.

Water service to customers in Chalan Laulau and South Garapan will be limited due to numerous out of service wells.

ROTA
Our friends and family in Rota suffered the greatest damage from the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

TINIAN
All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

Our crew is conducting a power pole replacement at Marpo Heights that services 13 of our customers.

05/16/15 12:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 12pm power and water restoration efforts continue across the Marianas. Re-energizing the main feeder lines and the wells continues to be our focus.

SAIPAN WATER
China Town and Navy Hill are experiencing power issues and water will not be online until power issues are resolved.

We are working to deliver power to the wells in Chalan Kanoa, Susupe, San Antonio and Dandan, Gualo Rai and San Vicente.

Water service to customers in Chalan Laulau and South Garapan will be limited due to numerous out of service wells.

ROTA
Our friends and family in Rota suffered the greatest damage from the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

TINIAN
All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

Our crew has been restoring power to areas affected by the typhoon since we got notice of all clear. So far, they have completed the repair for the main distribution jumper located at Carolinas Heights servicing Feeder 3.

After lunch, they’ll begin the three-hour power pole replacement at Marpo Heights that services 13 of our customers.

05/16/15 11:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 11am power and water restoration efforts continue across the Marianas. Re-energizing the main feeder lines and the wells continues to be our focus.

Our friends and family in Rota took the brunt of the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

**OUR DANDAN OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 10AM – 2PM!**

Customers who need to make payments or purchase prepaid tokens may do so during this time.

05/16/15 10:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 10:00am power and water restoration efforts continue across the Marianas. Re-energizing the main feeder lines and the wells continues to be our focus.

Our friends and family in Rota took the brunt of the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

**OUR DANDAN OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 10AM – 2PM!**

Customers who need to make payments or purchase prepaid tokens may do so during this time.

05/16/15 9:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 9:00 am our personnel are in the field addressing our restoration efforts. The main focus of our crew is to energize the main feeder lines and restore power to the wells. Once that is accomplished we will work to bring power to the lateral lines.

Kiya 1: First partial is back online, working on getting second partial to follow suit. Feeder 1: First partial is back online, working on second partia…l.

The absence of power in the affected areas continue to delay the water restoration process. Our customers in Kagman are without water because there is no power to the booster station that pushes water to the one million-gallon Kagman tank.

Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Our friends and family in Rota took the brunt of the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has also directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

05/16/15 8:00 AM

Good morning, Marianas! Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 8:00 am Saturday, May 16, our linemen and Water personnel are rested and back in the field addressing our restoration efforts.

Kiya 1: First partial is back online, working on getting second partial to follow suit. Feeder 1: First partial is back online, working on second partial.

The absence of power in the affected areas continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Our friends and family in Rota took the brunt of the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has also directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

05/16/15 6:00 AM

Good morning, Marianas! Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin:

As of 07:00 am Saturday, May 16, our linemen and Water personnel are rested and back in the field addressing our restoration efforts.

Kiya 1: First partial is back online, working on getting second partial to follow suit. Feeder 1: First partial is back online, working on second partial.

The absence of power in the affected areas continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Our friends and family in Rota took the brunt of the storm. Feeder 1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder 2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. Feeder 3 which services customers from Songsong Beach Road to Annex F is also down.

The Rota telephone system is down. Should you need to contact Power Plant personnel please call Power Plant manager David Atalig, at 783-5528 or Clifford Atalig at 285-3566.

The lack of power in Rota has aldo directly affected the water situation. When Feeder 2 went offline, the booster pump automatically shut down. Immediately, water crews secured the unit with plastic cover to prevent wind driven rain into the motor. As a result, Sinapalo II, III and portion of Ginalangan area are experiencing low pressure at this time.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Some areas serviced by Feeder 3 are down due to main distribution jumper damage and a broken power pole.

05/16/15 5:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin (No changes from post 4:00am 5/16/15)

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/16/15 4:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

After working continuously since Typhoon Condition I was declared at 4:00 Friday morning, Power crews are taking their mandatory rest and will regroup in the morning at first light. …
In the meantime, a standby crew will remain on hand to address potentially life threatening situations, such as downed power lines and poles.

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/16/15 3:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

After working continuously since Typhoon Condition I was declared at 4:00 Friday morning, Power crews are taking their mandatory rest and will regroup in the morning at first light. …
In the meantime, a standby crew will remain on hand to address potentially life threatening situations, such as downed power lines and poles.

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/16/15 2:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

After working continuously since Typhoon Condition I was declared at 4:00 Friday morning, Power crews are taking their mandatory rest and will regroup in the morning at first light. …
In the meantime, a standby crew will remain on hand to address potentially life threatening situations, such as downed power lines and poles.

CUC Power personnel will return to address isolated power outages in Dandan, As Perdido, As Lito, Chalan Piao, San Antonio, Navy Hill, Sadog Tasi, Papago, and Gualo Rai.

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/16/15 1:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

As of 01:00 am Saturday, May 16, Kiya 1 and Feeder 1 are currently offline. Sustained winds for the past 12 hours continue to complicate our restoration efforts.

After working continuously since Typhoon Condition I was declared at 4:00 Friday morning, Power crews are taking their mandatory rest and will regroup in the morning at first light. …
In the meantime, a standby crew will remain on hand to address potentially life threatening situations, such as downed power lines and poles.

CUC Power personnel will return to address isolated power outages in Dandan, As Perdido, As Lito, Chalan Piao, San Antonio, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai.

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/16/15 12:00 AM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

As of 12:00 am Saturday, May 16, Kiya 1 is currently offline. Sustained winds for the past 12 hours continue to complicate our restoration efforts.

After working continuously since Typhoon Condition I was declared at 4:00 Friday morning, Power crews are taking their mandatory rest and will regroup in the morning at first light.

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In the meantime, a standby crew will remain on hand to address potentially life threatening situations, such as downed power lines and poles.

CUC Power personnel will return to address isolated power outages in Dandan, Chalan Galaide, Capital Hill, As Lito (near Saipan International School), As Perdido, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai.

Power fluctuations continue to delay the water restoration process. Once the power situation is stabilized, CUC water personnel will release the water from our reservoirs to restore service to our customers.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are online. Crews will continue to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/15/15 11:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

CUC Water personnel are restoring service to customers across Saipan, but power fluctuations continue to delay the process.

Typhoon Dolphin has slowed considerably and continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are back online as crews work to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/15/15 10:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

CUC Water personnel are restoring service to customers across Saipan, but power fluctuations continue to delay the process.

Typhoon Dolphin continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down.

All feeders on Tinian are back online as crews work to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm.

05/15/15 9:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

As of 9:00 pm, seven out of Saipan’s eight feeders are online; however, there are isolated areas in Dandan, Chalan Galaide, Capital Hill, As Lito (near Saipan International School), As Perdido, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai without power. CUC Power personnel continue their efforts to restore electricity to customers serviced by the Kiya 1 feeder. …

CUC Water personnel continue opening the valves for Saipan’s water tanks to restore water service. It is a manual process that requires the crews to open the valves by hand once power is restored to the pumps that fill the tanks. Typhoon Dolphin continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.1 providing power from Liyo Hospital to Teneto is down. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. All feeders on Tinian are back online as crews work to restore power to individual customers inconvenienced by the storm. Our next update will be at 10pm.

05/15/15 8:45 PM

ATTENTION CUSTOMERS SERVED BY FEEDER FOUR: CUC will temporarily interrupt your power service for approximately 30-45 minutes to remove a large tree that fell on our primary lines.

This is an emergency interruption. We will restore service to your area as soon as the tree is removed and the situation is safe.

Please reference the attached photo of the area served by Feeder 4.

Feeder 4

05/15/15 8:oo PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

Our Power and Water crews have been out in the storm bringing power and water back online for just over an hour, but it will take some time before service is restored to all of our customers.

CUC Water personnel continue opening the valves for Saipan’s water tanks to restore water service. It is a manual process that requires the crews to open the valves by hand once power is restored to the pumps thatfill the tanks.

As of 8:00 pm, seven of Saipan’s eight feeders remain operational; however, there are isolated areas in Dandan, Chalan Galaide, Capital Hill, As Lito (near Saipan International School), As Perdido, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai without power. CUC Power personnel are working to restore electricity to customers serviced by the Kiya 1 feeder. Typhoon Dolphin continues to batter the island of Rota. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. The situation on Tinian has improved as most of the customers served by Feeder No. 3 (Subdivision, Housing, Carolinas Heights, Marpo Valley and Marpo Heights and the Tinian Dynasty) are back online. Our next update will be at 9pm.

05/15/15 7:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

We’re on the way!

While the wind and rain continue to batter our islands, CUC Power and Water personnel are in the field addressing the isolated power outages in Saipan.

CUC Water personnel have begun the process of opening the valves for Saipan’s water tanks to restore water service. It is a manual process that requires the crews to open the valves by hand once power is restored to the pumps that fill the tanks. As of 7:00 pm, seven of Saipan’s eight feeders remain operational; however, there are isolated areas in Dandan, Chalan Galaide, As Lito (near Saipan International School), As Perdido, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai without power. CUC Power personnel are working to restore electricity to customers serviced by the Kiya 1 feeder. Rota is experiencing the full force of Typhoon Dolphin’s fury. Feeder No.2, which serves the community from Songsong to Sinapalo, remains down. The situation on Tinian remains the same as Feeder No. 3, which provides power services to the Subdivision, Housing, Carolinas Heights, Marpo Valley and Marpo Heights areas as well as Tinian Dynasty, remains down.

05/15/15 6:00 PM

Here is the latest CUC Power and Water outage update for Typhoon Dolphin.

CUC Power and Water personnel prepare for the green light to address the isolated power outages in Saipan. In the meantime, they continue to remain sheltered until the storm passes on instructions from the CNMI’s Emergency Management Office.

CUC Water personnel have closed the valves for all water tanks on Saipan in anticipation of power outages caused by the storm to prevent the water in the tanks fromdraining once the wells and pumps lose power.

As of 6:00 pm, all feeders on Saipan remain operational; however, there are isolated areas in Dandan, Chalan Galaide, As Lito (near Saipan International School), As Perdido, Navy Hill, Papago, and Gualo Rai without power. Rota is experiencing the CNMI’s strongest winds. Feeder No.2 (Songsong to Sinapalo,Rota) remains down. On Tinian, Feeder No. 3, which provides power services to the Subdivision, Housing, Carolinas Heights, Marpo Valley and Marpo Heights areas as well as Tinian Dynasty, remains down. Our next update will be at 7pm.